Vitor Carlos Thume Breda MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Residency Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Medical, Masters, & PhD School Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Post Doctorate Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Additional Triaining Specialization in Analytically Oriented Psychotherapy
Clinical Area of Expertise General Adult Psychiatry, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Email vitorcarlos.thumebreda@lhsc.on.ca

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Dr. Breda received his Medical Doctorate degree in 2008 from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. He completed his medical residency in Psychiatry in 2012 at the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Dr. Breda completed an Internship in Psychiatry: Crisis Intervention in 2012 at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. In 2013 he finished his Specialization in Analytically Oriented Psychotherapy at the Centro de Estudos Luis Guedes, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Dr. Breda received his M.Sc. in Medical Sciences: Psychiatry in 2014 and his PH.D. in Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences in 2019, both in Clinical Research in the field of Adult ADHD at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

One of Dr. Breda's most recent roles was as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. He also has been a researcher in the ADHD Outpatient Program at the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, since 2011 and a member of the Study Group on Technological Addictions since 2012.

Dr. Breda was appointed as Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry at Western University in August, 2023. He provides clinical care at Victoria Hospital, along with research and teaching activities.

Publications

  1. Ceolin G, Moreira JD, Breda V, Mendes BC, Gomes FA, Mansur RB, d'Orsi E, Rieger DK, Brietzke E. Association between adiposity and emergent depressive symptoms in a 10-years prospective cohort of older adults: The EpiFloripa aging study. J Affect Disord. 2023 Mar 10:S0165-0327(23)00340-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.009.
  2. Andrade ALM, Spritzer DT, Scatena A, Pinheiro BO, da Silva GT, Kim HS, Breda V, de Oliveira WA, De Micheli D. Psychometric properties of the Smartphone Addiction Inventory - Short Form (SPAI-SF) in Brazilian adolescents. Psychiatry Res. 2022 Dec 6;319:115001. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.115001.
  3. Grevet EH, Bandeira CE, Vitola ES, de Araujo Tavares ME, Breda V, Zeni G, Teche SP, Picon FA, Salgado CAI, Karam RG, da Silva BS, Sibley MH, Rohde LA, Cupertino RB, Rovaris DL, Bau CHD. The course of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through midlife. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2022 Dec 9. doi: 10.1007/s00406-022-01531-4.
  4. Chinna-Meyyappan A, Gomes FA, Koning E, Fabe J, Breda V, Brietzke E. Effects of the ketogenic diet on cognition: a systematic review. Nutr Neurosci. 2022 Nov 10:1-21. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2022.2143609.
  5. Breda V, Cerqueira RO, Ceolin G, Koning E, Fabe J, McDonald A, Gomes FA, Brietzke E. Is there a place for dietetic interventions in adult ADHD? Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2022 Aug 11:110613. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2022.110613.
  6. Ceolin G, Breda V, Koning E, Meyyappan AC, Gomes FA, Moreira JD, Gerchman F, Brietzke E. A Possible Antidepressive Effect of Dietary Interventions: Emergent Findings and Research Challenges. Curr Treat Options Psychiatry. 2022 Apr; 23:1-12. doi: 10.1007/s40501-022-00259-1.
  7. Martins-Silva T, Dos Santos Vaz J, Schäfer JL, Salum GA, Carpena MX, Vitola ES, Breda V, Grevet EH, de Mola CL, Barros F, Menezes AMB, Gonçalves H, Wehrmeister FC, Rohde LA, Tovo-Rodrigues L. ADHD in childhood predicts BMI and body composition measurements over time in a population-based birth cohort. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Jun; 46(6):1204-1211. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01098-z.
  8. Breda V, Rohde LA, Menezes AMB, Anselmi L, Caye A, Rovaris DL, Vitola ES, Bau CHD, Grevet EH. The neurodevelopmental nature of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults. Br J Psychiatry. 2020 Dec; 2:1-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.200.
  9. Cupertino RB, Soheili-Nezhad S, Grevet EH, Bandeira CE, Picon FA, Tavares MEA, Naaijen J, van Rooij D, Akkermans S, Vitola ES, Zwiers MP, Rovaris DL, Hoekstra PJ, Breda V, Oosterlaan J, Hartman CA, Beckmann CF, Buitelaar JK, Franke B, Bau CHD, Sprooten E. Reduced fronto-striatal volume in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in two cohorts across the lifespan. Neuroimage Clin. 2020; 28:102403. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102403.
  10. Breda V, Rohde LA, Menezes AMB, Anselmi L, Caye A, Rovaris DL, Vitola ES, Bau CHD, Grevet EH. Revisiting ADHD age-of-onset in adults: to what extent should we rely on the recall of childhood symptoms? Psychol Med. 2020 Apr; 50(5):857-866. doi: 10.1017/S003329171900076X.
  11. Picon FA, Sato JR, Anés M, Vedolin LM, Mazzola AA, Valentini BB, Cupertino RB, Karam RG, Victor MM, Breda V, Silva K, da Silva N Jr, Bau CHD, Grevet EH, Rohde LAP. Methylphenidate Alters Functional Connectivity of Default Mode Network in Drug-Naive Male Adults With ADHD. J Atten Disord. 2020 Feb; 24(3):447-455. doi: 10.1177/1087054718816822.
  12. Kappel DB, Schuch JB, Rovaris DL, da Silva BS, Müller D, Breda V, Teche SP, S Riesgo R, Schüler-Faccini L, Rohde LA, Grevet EH, Bau CHD. ADGRL3 rs6551665 as a Common Vulnerability Factor Underlying Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Neuromolecular Med. 2019 Mar; 21(1):60-67. doi: 10.1007/s12017-019-08525-x.
  13. Karam RG, Rovaris DL, Breda V, Picon FA, Victor MM, Salgado CAI, Vitola ES, Mota NR, Silva KL, Meller M, Rohde LA, Grevet EH, Bau CHD. Trajectories of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder dimensions in adults. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2017 Aug; 136(2):210-219. doi: 10.1111/acps.12757.
  14. Breda V, Rovaris DL, Vitola ES, Mota NR, Blaya-Rocha P, Salgado CA, Victor MM, Picon FA, Karam RG, Silva KL, Rohde LA, Bau CH, Grevet EH. Does collateral retrospective information about childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms assist in the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults? Findings from a large clinical sample. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2016 Jun; 50(6):557-65. doi: 10.1177/0004867415609421.
  15. Karam RG, Breda V, Picon FA, Rovaris DL, Victor MM, Salgado CA, Vitola ES, Silva KL, Guimarães-da-Silva PO, Mota NR, Caye A, Belmonte-de-Abreu P, Rohde LA, Grevet EH, Bau CH. Persistence and remission of ADHD during adulthood: a 7-year clinical follow-up study. Psychol Med. 2015 Jul; 45(10):2045-56. doi: 10.1017/S0033291714003183.

    Books and Book Chapters:
  16. Fortim I, Araujo JC, Sakuda LO, Spritzer DT, Alves L, Lima MTA, Coutinho IJ, Carvalho EG, Karam RG, Breda V, Donard V, Nejm R, Serrão B, Rodrigues T, Borelli A, Rocha HO, Tomceac J, Carmona B, Araújo AR. “O que as famílias precisam saber sobre games? Um guia para cuidadores de crianças e adolescentes”. 1st ed. São Paulo: Homo Ludens, 2020, 132p.
  17. Grevet EH, Rovaris DL, Teche SP, Breda V. “Transtorno do Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade no Adulto”. In: “PROPSIQ Programa de Atualização em Psiquiatria: Ciclo 9”. 1st ed, Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2019, v. 2, p 119.
    3. Breda V. “Medicamentos: Informações Básicas”. In: “Psicofármacos Consulta Rápida”. 5th ed, Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2015, p 28.
  18. Spritzer D, Picon FA, Breda V. “Dependência de jogos eletrônicos em crianças e adolescentes”. In: “Psiquiatria, saúde mental e a clínica da impulsividade”. 1st ed, São Paulo: Manole, 2015, p 220.
  19. Neto AC, Dal-Bo MJ, Breda RL, Crestana T, Breda V. “Entrevista Psiquiátrica”. In: “Psiquiatria para Estudantes de Medicina”. 2nd ed, Porto Alegre: ediPUCRS, 2013, p 205-209.